Black Friday will see mobile shopping growth: Survey

November 17, 2010

Many consumers plan to use their mobile phone to shop as the holiday season begins, according to PriceGrabber, a shopping site and division of credit bureau…

Monitise forms mobile money network with Best Buy Europe

November 16, 2010

Monitise has formed a U.K. mobile money network joint venture with retailer Best Buy Europe and Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone, according to…

Barclay’s UK cardholders shift to contactless payments

November 9, 2010

In a sign of the growing popularity of RFID payments outside the U.S., Barclaycard and Barclays announced that its cardholders in the U.K. have conducted over…

Self checkout could dominate sales aisles

A well-integrated customer self-checkout program can bring higher revenues for retailers.

Kiosks on the rise as library alternative/adjunct

November 3, 2010

Another library is considering using a kiosk system for material check-in and check-out as state budgets face deficits. The library in Newport, Wisc., is…

Library kiosks growing as cities reduce staff, hours

November 1, 2010

Libraries in the United States are turning to kiosks for book rental, driven by budget constraints and the desire to reach more readers, according to The Wall…

Brazilian flyers double kiosk self-check-in

October 28, 2010

Brazilian air travelers quickly adopted self-service technology in the last year, according to the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service survey…

Redbox revs drive 42% rise in Coinstar 3Q results

October 28, 2010

Coinstar Inc. late yesterday reported third quarter revenues of $382 million, a rise of 42 percent from the same period a year ago, driven primarily by growth…

Kiosks with a personal touch could replace ATMs: Verizon

The giant telecom says interactive kiosks with video and widespread digital payments will change retail banking in the next 10 years.

Libraries get a read on self-serve check-in/checkout kiosks

Tight budgets and staff constraints have libraries successfully installing self-serve check-in, checkout systems.

Kiosks cheaper than post office outlets: Postmaster General

October 10, 2010

More than half the 32,663 post office outlets generate less revenue than the average self-serve mail kiosk, Postmaster General John Potter told reporters at a…

Flyers worldwide want expanded self-service kiosk offerings: Survey

October 5, 2010

Flyers around the world would like to see their kiosk self-service options expanded, with 70 percent saying they would like automated security checks and…

Coinstar to report 3Q results October 28

October 3, 2010

Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar will report financial results for the 2010 third quarter on Thursday, October 28, 2010, after the market close. 

One Billion DVD rentals served! This is the new McDonald's

by Michael Rigato — V.P. of Operations, Signifi Solutions Inc.

In a word, WOW!  Can you imagine a company coming out of nowhere revolutionizing the DVD rental market? Well, it's happened. Redbox has rented 1 billion…

Self-service kiosks will see $740 billion in transactions this year: Study

The value of transactions conducted through kiosks continues to see steady growth.

Dawn of a brave new world for 4G

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Coons offers her insights into what the coming of 4G could mean to digital signage and kiosk networks, as well as advice on how best to prepare for and ride…

Webinar: Self-Service & Kiosk Future Trends

What's the state of the art of self-service and kiosks? What's next? How will mobile impact the future of self-service? This webinar will talk about…